Effects of acupoint-stimulation for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea compared with NSAIDs: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 RCTs

• Main Authors: Yang Xu (Author), Wenli Zhao (Author), Te Li (Author), Huaien Bu (Author), Zhimei Zhao (Author), Ye Zhao (Author), Shilin Song (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Primary dysmenorrhoea (PD), defined as painful menses in women with normal pelvic anatomy, is one of the most common gynaecological syndromes. Acupoint-stimulation could potentially be an effective intervention for PD. Our aim was to determine the effectiveness of acupoint-stimul...